Neighboring school old enemy bows to me

He Zhiyang's words fell to the ground, and everyone looked sideways. This matter was related to Jin Yiwei, and others avoided it. This person was in the Imperial College, and he didn't know how to avoid suspicion, which is also interesting.

Huo Shangshu glanced at He Zhiyang, knowing that he was his son's friend, he showed displeasure, and hummed: "This is above the hall, you have no official or job, how can you go to the hall without summons?"

He Zhiyang was not afraid of him at all, and said: "The imperial examination has a lot to do with the Guozijian. As a supervisor of the Guozijian, the younger generation heard a few adults arguing endlessly, and remembered the scene I saw outside the imperial examination on the day of the imperial examination. Neither the confession nor the lord's confession is considered evidence, but the scene I saw is intertwined with these two things, after listening to what I said, it will not be too late for Shangshu to draw a conclusion."

Huo Shangshu felt troubled, frowned and said, "Okay, tell me."

"The man guarding the papers said that someone went to him to count the papers." He Zhiyang thought for a while and said, "The man who looked for the papers happened to be Lord Li's confidant. It just so happened that when the candidates entered the hall, , I was also outside the venue, and happened to see a Jinyi guard hurried out of the examination hall, whispered a few words to the cheating examinee, and gave the examinee a letterhead."

"Nonsense!" Huo Shangshu sensed that things had changed, and immediately reprimanded: "You are not a candidate for this imperial examination, how could you stay outside the court? Besides, how can you see the handwriting clearly at a distance of several meters?" Is it a piece of paper or something else, as a student of the Imperial College, you don’t want to study hard and serve the court! But you come here to speak out wild words! Hurry up and quit!”

There is a warning in the tone. Many times, people don't care about the truth, but only the purpose.

The emperor wanted to use this case to suppress Qiao Yue, and Huo Shangshu wanted to use this case to bring down the Qiao family who had been in Jinyiwei for more than ten years.

Therefore, Huo Shangshu didn't want to hear He Zhiyang reveal the inside story of the case, he just wanted to solve the case quickly and get rid of the leader of the eagle dog.

"Where did I speak such wild words?" He Zhiyang retorted: "What I said are all facts, and letting the trial judge know the facts, isn't it also serving the court?"

"So, we still have to thank you?" Huo Shangshu has never liked people who have no dignity and inferiority. He is usually so angry by Huo Yao. Now that he sees He Zhiyang, he knows who his son has learned from, hum Said: "Don't drag him out yet!"

"Wait!" Qiao Yue immediately took two steps forward to protect He Zhiyang, and raised his voice: "Since it is a joint trial by the three divisions, it must be for the sake of fairness and justice, and I wish the truth of the case. Why is the Shang Shu secretive and eager to finalize the case? Even Don't ask who is the Jin Yiwei who walked out of the examination hall?"

Huo Shangshu saw that the case could not be resolved, and he didn't hear His Majesty interrupting him, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Oh? Then tell me, who is the person you saw?"

He Zhiyang's face remained unchanged, and he said clearly: "Li Xiao."

"It's me!?" Li Xiao immediately put on a shocked and ridiculous look, questioning whether your eyes are not good: "I am an invigilator with a heavy responsibility, and I have been patrolling the examination room. Whisper? Give him a piece of letterhead? Hahahaha, it's just a fantasy!"

Hearing what he said, Wu De moved his lips, but he didn't say anything after all.

At this time, Qiao Yue suddenly said coldly: "Are you sure you have been patrolling the examination hall that day and did not leave the examination hall?"

Li Xiao's heart trembled, but he still insisted on humming: "That's natural! It's also the rule on the day of the imperial examination that officials can't go out of the examination hall. I'm not in the exam hall. Do I have to go for a walk outside?"

Qiao Yue sneered: "But I checked the number of people that day, and found that you were missing. There is a record in the roster. You were indeed not in the examination hall at that time."

On the day of the imperial examination, he had sent someone to keep an eye on Li Xiao. After Li Xiao left, he immediately checked the number of people. The Jin Yiwei who were present at the time knew that Li Xiao did not show up for the second roll call.

This is something no one can hide.

Li Xiao was startled.

As the invigilator, Qiao Yue would count his name once or twice a day and ask him to mark it on the roster. On that day, Li Xiao had finished counting and then slipped out. Unexpectedly, Qiao Yue would count his name again after he left. once! ?

It's impossible to guard against... Isn't this aimed at him specifically!

Li Xiao glared angrily, and snorted: "...I am not in the examination hall, but it does not prove that I have walked out of the entrance of the examination room. Maybe it is convenient..."

After all, he put on a face of no comment.

Pang Ying was so angry that she clenched her fists and stood up and said, "This is the end of the matter, so I won't hide it anymore. I happened to see Li Xiao's cronies check the file that day, so I paid more attention. Later, I found out that the cronies went to I asked Li Xiao to report it, and it didn't take long for Li Xiao to walk out of the examination hall in person. I don't know what happened after that, but there happened to be a witness who saw Li Xiao talking to the cheating examinee. It’s hard to say what you’re planning for!”

Qiao Yue and Pang Ying were in the examination room, so it was difficult to talk about things outside the examination room. It happened that He Zhiyang appeared and filled the gap for them. With such a complete fact in front of them, no one could talk to Qiao Yue again. conviction.

The people present were in an uproar for a while, and they all started to discuss. If it was really Li Xiao who made the move, then the matter would suddenly become a matter of course. It was not because Jin Yiwei was fighting each other. This superior.

From this point of view, Wu De and him belonged to the same camp, and the gold that Li Xiao gave him was also to win him over, so that he could deliberately let him cheat and be caught to frame Qiao Yue?

Li Xiao's face turned red: "These people...these people are all in collusion! Your Majesty, Qiao Yue, as a Jinyi guard, has close contacts with He Zhiyang of the Imperial College, and this Pang Ying is Qiao Qianhu's confidant , How can their words be taken as evidence, and how can they be convincing?"

"You can't believe their words. I have never had anything to do with Jin Yiwei. My words... can you believe it?"

At this moment, another young man stood out from the crowd, stepped forward, knelt down in a polite manner, and said, "My lords, I am Xu Yiqing, a candidate for this imperial examination. I happen to be sitting in this imperial examination." On the other side of the examinee, he had some doubts in his heart, and said that it might be helpful to clarify the case with all the adults."

These young men from the Imperial College appeared one after another, and all the officials present felt it was unbelievable.

What happened to these children, this case is a good time to eradicate the leader of the Eagle Dog, instead of knowing how to contribute to the flames, they try their best to clear the Qiao family?

How did the father and brother of these people teach the younger generation?

Huo Shangshu considered his words, and had no choice but to say: "Well... what did you see that day, can you tell me together?"

Xu Yiqing spoke calmly under the eyes of everyone: "The test paper was not released that day, and this cheating examinee was already extremely nervous, and even spilled ink once, and an officer stepped forward to change it, so I just paid more attention to him."

Xu Yiqing paused: "After handing out the papers, I found that this person was not in a hurry to answer the questions, but instead looked around, as if he was about to make up his mind. An hour passed before, and I raised my head several times, but I didn't see him every time." He started writing, as if... he didn't care about the exam."

At this time, an official reported in a low voice: "What this person said is true. The examinee only wrote two sentences in the paper that he handed in, and he only popped out these few words in a day. It can be seen that his mind was not used in the imperial examination. "

Xu Yiqing said again: "If he really wants to cheat, then even if he is not well prepared, he will at least think about writing seriously, but Wu Delian rarely grinds ink. What is even more strange is that Li Zongqi wandered around his position a few times. Later, this person was arrested for cheating. I thought at the time, no matter how stupid this person is, he should choose a time to cheat when no one is around. Li Zongqi has been in our examination room all the time, so why does he commit the crime knowingly? ?”

Xu Yiqing didn't get involved in any of his own biases, he just recounted what he had witnessed in a flat manner, but what he said was unfavorable to Li Xiao, both overtly and secretly. Coupled with his status as an undergraduate candidate, many people already believed that Li Xiao suspected of committing a crime.

Qiao Yue took advantage of the situation and said: "The proctors are inspected by the subordinates. At that time, Li Xiao was in charge of the test room, which was not where Wu De was, but he specifically went to Wu De's side, which is also strange."

For a while, it seemed that the matter had come to light, and everyone began to push the wall against everyone: "Obviously not in charge of investigating this investigation, but circling around Wu De's side, did they discuss it?"

"Yes, yes, and the test questions, maybe he revealed them before the test room, and someone has seen them..."

The whispers of the officials outside the yamen reached Li Xiao's ears through the spring breeze, and he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the emperor, and said, "Your subordinates know the pros and cons of imperial examinations, so how could they do such appalling things? Even if your subordinates have the heart , how could he appear in person to negotiate with Wu De?

The emperor looked at him with displeasure. Now that the matter had come to an end, he naturally knew what was kneeling in front of him.

But Li Xiao was single-handedly picked up by him, and he and Qiao Yue had to fight each other in Jinyiwei, so he could only bite the bullet and protect Li Xiao.

"This matter is full of doubts. How about discussing it in the future? What does Huo Shangshu think?"

Huo Shangshu was stunned, and had no choice but to say: "We can discuss it later..."

"Your Majesty, I think this matter must be clarified as soon as possible, and it must not be delayed again and again."

Huo Shangshu raised his eyes, and happened to see his son walking down the hall with an unruly expression, as if he wanted to make a statement again. In front of his colleagues, Huo Shangshu was suddenly furious: "This is above the lobby, where can you talk?" For the sake of it! Your Majesty asked this official, and did not ask you! Come, someone! Drag him down to this official and give him a hard [-] blow!"

Just now, because of the identities of He Zhiyang and Xu Yiqing, he could only bite the bullet and listen, but he was no longer polite to his son, and he dragged it down and beat him up before talking.

Huo Yao immediately took two steps forward, knelt down in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial examination is related to the fate of the country, and it is also something that thousands of candidates are thinking about. If this matter is not clear, or if the adultery is tolerated, how many people will not enter the imperial court?" , just lost your enthusiasm for serving the country?"

The emperor couldn't help being a little moved by these words, he waved away the servant who was going forward, and signaled Huo Yao to continue.

Huo Yao glanced at the officials in the high hall again, raised his eyebrows and said, "You all have studied hard and been anxious in the examination room. If this case drags on, will the grades of this year's candidates still count? The case is unclear, Is it fair to them that they will attract countless gossips with the grades that should belong to them?"